CLOUD TYPES

Question 1

High Level Clouds

Answer 1

Clouds with a base of 20,000 feet
Cirrus (Ci)
Cirrocumulus (Cc)
Cirrostratus (Cs)

Question 2

Mid Level Clouds

Answer 2

Clouds with a base above of 6,500 feet - alto means medium
Altocumulus (Ac)
Altostratus (As)
Nimbostratus (Ns)

Question 3

Low Level Clouds

Answer 3

Clouds with a base below 6,500 feet - are of most importance to pilots and controllers because of the impact on the safety of a flight, particularly with regard to visibility, turbulence, structural damage, icing, and runway conditions.

Stratocumulus (SC)
Stratus (St)
Cumulus (Cu)
Cumulonimbus (Cb)

Question 4

Cirrus

Answer 4

Thin Fibrous clouds

Question 5

Cirrocumulus

Answer 5

Thin granular layer of small lumps of cloud

Question 6

Cirrostratus

Answer 6

Thin uniform cover of cloud

Question 7

Altocumulus

Answer 7

thin layer of lumps or heaps of cloud

Question 8

Altostratus

Answer 8

a thin uniform layer of cloud

Question 9

Nimbostratus

Answer 9

thick layer of rain-bearing cloud

Question 10

Stratocumulus

Answer 10

A layer of relatively small lumps and heaps (cumuliform) of cloud

Question 11

Stratus

Answer 11

a layer of uniform cloud - Fog

Question 12

Cumulus

Answer 12

Cumuliform clouds

Question 13

Cumulonimbus

Answer 13

Thunderstorm